A Starsky and Hutch Canon Compendium
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| Title: | A Starsky and Hutch Canon Compendium |
| Creator: | Pepper Ckua |
| Date(s): | 2007 |
| Medium: | online |
| Fandom: | Starsky and Hutch |
| External Links: | http://pepperckua.com/ http://starskyhutchfiles.net/compendium/ https://compendium.starskyandhutcharchive.net/ |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
A Starsky and Hutch Canon Compendium is an online resource for Starsky and Hutch by Pepper Ckua.
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The Site's Introduction
"Do you have a permit for that cannon, lady?" (Photo Finish) What is this compendium about?
- This is a collection of information about the world of Bay City, California. Bay City is the home of Detective Sergeants Starsky and Hutchinson from the television show "Starsky and Hutch," which aired for four seasons in the late 1970's.
- This project hopes to be resource, as well as a source of entertainment, for folks interested in the little details that make up the world of these two fictional police officers from the fictional Ninth Precinct of fictional Bay City, California.
Pepper's Notes about this compendium:
- The information contained in this compendium can be read like a good book. It can give one insight into devices of the show’s writers, the inside jokes, patterns of the characters, show the ebb and flow of habits, and is an all-around collection of minutia. It can reinforce, or debunk, common assumptions in canon. It can be used as a resource for vidding, for writing, to fill up the empty spaces in a fan’s brain or for argumentation with proof. Mostly, I hope it's fun to read.
- Information in this compendium is as accurate to the best of my abilities. It was collected from dialogue and from intentional visuals. It was also gathered from unintentional things seen in the background, which I chose to recognize as canon. Keep in mind when this show was filmed, the thought of a home viewer with the ability to replay and zoom into every scene adds an element of scrutiny that was never meant to be possible.
- The zoom button, the captions option, listening to every word, copious notes and an obsessive nature have all been helpful tools at my disposal.
- I have attempted to give each fact equal weight and catalog it in its appropriate place. There are times a fact will have multiple homes, but I've tried very hard not to have too much duplication.
- I have not made distinctions between what characters say as a joke and what they intended to be a fact. Example: when Starsky says his mother told him he “would never make it in the theater,” (Murder Ward) I cataloged it under information about his personal life. Chances are it was a throw-a-way joke, but I chose not to make the distinction. It's up to the viewer, of both the show and the compendium, to make that decision, in context.
- The analysis of the presented facts are up to the reader/viewer. For example: It's canon that Starsky thinks Hutch’s car is ugly and/or slow. There are a numerous examples of him making these statements. It's also canon that Starsky is shown driving Hutch's car only once. (Satan's Witches) But it would be only an assumption (though a good one) to assume Starsky drives his partner's car only once because he disapproves of its speed or appearance.
- If something's in quotes, it's a direct quote. I tried to be very careful about making a distinction between my words and the characters’ words.
- I've tried very hard to keep fact and opinion separate and labeled as such.
- All facts have been double, triple-checked and more, but there's always room for mistakes and deletions on my part. Any errors are mine alone. Mine, mine, mine.
- I'm well aware of the theory that four different viewers will have six different opinions; I've, in fact, felt the hot waft of their breath on my neck even in my seclusion. I hope even the most suspicious fan will find something to support and trust herein.
- This project has no agenda other than to be a fun and helpful romp through Bay City. Nothing else.
- And hey, as for having doubts about my sanity, the apparent abundant amount of free time I must have, comments about how there is something out there for everyone and the wonderment of obsession taken to its extremes, let me answer, “yes, no, yes, and you betcha.” And trust me, they're nothing I haven’t thought of already.
Disclaimer:
- Starsky and Hutch and all related concepts, characters, etc, as well as the rights to all televised episodes belong to Spelling/Goldberg Productions, Inc. This compendium is a non-profit project created solely for information and entertainment. No copyright infringement is intended. No money is being made, trust me.
And finally, I'd like to give a big Bay City thank you:
- to Ea, you're my proofreader, my coffee and a Danish. “Mange tak, min ven! 'Wanna share?'”
- to CC and Kass, thank you for your support and encouragement!
- And finally to the Big Pepper and the Pepperonis who put up with this project, almost like another family member, for far too long.
"How's it shakin', Pepper?" (Gillian)
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A 2025 Revamp and Move
In January 2025, the compendium was revamped, spruced up, and moved to a new location, all with the support and appreciation of its original creator.
Nothing was changed and the site just became more user friendly.
The Starsky & Hutch Canon Compendium has been available for all our S&H Canon questions since Pepper Ckua built it in 2007. That’s eighteen years of hard service to our community. Writers, vidders, puzzle-builders and other fact-checkers, and fans of all kinds continue to use it. But let’s face it. 18 years in digital Internet life is worse than 18 dog years! It’s old!While it is still functional, it is showing it’s age. It no longer has a working search function. So, Amber Raine, our archive’s architect who is always working to upgrade and improve the archive’s resources, has rebuilt the Compendium and updated it so it is now part of the archive. You can see it here:
Starsky & Hutch Compendium – Your one-stop warehouse of Starsky & Hutch facts.
COMPENDIUM.STARSKYANDHUTCHARCHIVE.NET
It has an advance search function and and lots of upgrades. Everything that was on the original compendium is still on this archive with no loss. And we can update it now!
The original compendium will continue to live on its original site for the foreseeable future, but as soon as we can, we’ll link it to the new site so everyone can find it.
Check out the new compendium!!!
The Archive Team[1]
Fan Comments
[Sylvia Bond for Corduroy Starsky]
I owe a debt of gratitude to my silent resource Pepper Ckua and her brilliant Compendium that contains every factoid EVER conceived, written, imagined, shown, told, or filmed about Starsky and Hutch in Bay City. You would not BELIEVE it unless you see it, how complete and in depth this website is, how ginormous and richly detailed.[2]
[The Ollie Report's creator merltheearl]
John, thank you so much for your extremely kind comments. […]
And also, […] I am enormously indebted to the canon compendium compiled by Pepper Ckua. This was the inspiration for the blog and still my first stop in the search for answers.[3]
References
- ^ flamingoslim (2025-01-31). "The Starsky and Hutch's Archive's newest resource: The S&H Canon Compendium!". Tumblr. Archived from the original on 2025-02-25.
- ^ Sylvia Bond. "Corduroy Starsky". Starsky and Hutch Fiction Archive. Archived from the original on 2025-02-25.
- ^ merltheearl (2012-06-28). "Episode 21: A Coffin for Starsky". The Ollie Report. Archived from the original on 2013-07-10.